A wet Halloween in September

Brett and Claire eating breakfast on Saturday morning. We spent pretty much all day in our camper or Tony and Angie's camper playing games, watching football, and making the best of the wet day! It stopped raining for awhile and the kids went out and got muddy/wet riding bikes and playing. Then it started raining again, but thankfully stopped in time for the trick or treating time. It was MUDDY...but there was candy and tricks to see, so off we went!

People have quite grand set ups at this Halloween! They go all out!

Claire, Olivia, Jacob, and Brett ready to trick or treat! September 25, 2010

Game time-UNO

Claire gets in character for the trick or treating!

Toy Story memory- bet we played that game 10 times before the weekend was over!

Enjoying the good company :)

An ISU crew!

Claire- 3 1/2 and Olivia- 4

Tony and Angie :)

The biggest game in Iowa....

Iowa vs. ISU....here's the entire crew tailgating!
Hawkeyes and Cyclones can get along- here's the proof!

Dave, Dan, Ben, and Jeff

The kids came along and had a ball playing with Isaiah and Ellie Williamson

Not sure what that gesture is, but Brett looks pretty tough, doesn't he!?

This is the fam icing hands after the burn from playing catch with a hawkeye football (we forgot ours at home, so Dan bought one for the kids to play with and
of course the only choice in Ia City was a Hawkeye ball!)

The Thompson's- 9/11/10

Dan and little Dan!

hut...hut....hike!
Claire's cute little Cyclone behind!

Claire and Ellie

Catch Claire!!! Love that face :)

Mini Mini Majors and kickball

Dan and I, Rachel and Ryan, Ben and Rachel, and a few other friends played in a kickball tournament at Harlan. It was fun- we weren't as great as we used to be in grade school (and we were SORE the next day), but we had a ball!

Go Rachel, Go!!

Claire is playing "mini mini majors" at Harlan Rogers. She loves going to "baseball"- hitting the ball, flitting around the field, and seeing her friends :)

LJ and Claire both play on the same team- The Angels (apt name for these two- HA!)

Angel All-stars!

Gma and the gang at a game

Dan gives Claire a bit of assistance. It's neat b/c parents can help as much or as little as needed and the kids really learn some good skills!

Nice hit Claire!!

Just Claire having fun!

Tea, anyone?!

love the fingers curled up :)

Claire loves to do puzzles!

Claire and I have been having some time alone lately while Dan and Brett work to get ready for fall. Here are a few pictures of some of our fun....

1st day of 1st grade!

Brett and Claire 1st day of 1st grade

Brett talking with his friends in the lunch room before school

off he goes...1st grade here comes Brett!

Cool backpack- Toy Story 3

Brett with his 1st grade teacher Mrs. Osterberg

Claire had to go get a backpack to pose for photos too...she can't wait to go to school next year!

1st grade- 2010

in his desk...ready to work!

Brett Allen- 6 years Claire Elizabeth Ann- 3 years

Breakfast time!

Brett starts 1st grade today. My baby is getting TOO big!

August

Ice cream at the fair!

Brett and Mommy on the sky glider at the Ia State Fair 2010

Almost like the new tractor we are getting soon....
who's most excited? Dan or Brett??

Little Hands on the Farm

Claire sings while Brett dances to a wii game!

Olivia, Jacob, Brett, Emma, and Claire in the boat- Aug 2010

Angie and Livia :)

Tony and Emma

Look, Claire...no hands!!

Brett and Jacob had a blast on the tube!

Claire roasts a marshmallow...she got SO many bug bites...they were terrible!

watching a movie after dark (to stay away from the bugs!)

Camping August 2010
Brett Allen-6 Claire Elizabeth Ann-3

So- REALLY bad blogger this summer! Here's the August happenings before heading back to work and school. We went camping for a week at Kennedy and boating at Twin Lakes, lots of playing, and to the Ia State Fair. Check it out....